a: the act or an instance of dropping: falla sudden, short drop in an elevator

b: a decline in quantity or quality
His income took a sudden drop.a drop in demand

c: a descent by parachutealso: the people or equipment dropped by parachute expecting another drop this week

d: a place or central depository to which something (such as mail, money, or stolen property) is brought for distribution or transmission
left the package at the dropalso: the act of depositing something at such a place made the drop

4a: the distance from a higher to a lower level or through which something drops
It's a twenty-foot drop from the top of the fence.a steep drop

Synonyms & Antonyms for drop

Examples of drop in a Sentence

Noun

He squeezed the bottle until a few drops came out.
She doesn't have a single drop of selfishness in her.
The poet wrings the last drop of meaning from every word.

Verb

Be careful not to drop the chair on your foot.
She dropped the apple core into the trash can.
They dropped bombs on the city.
He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces.
The player dropped the ball.
The pen rolled to the edge of the table and dropped to the floor.
The book dropped from my hand.
The ball dropped between the right and center fielders.
She was so tired she felt she would drop.
He worked until he dropped.

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